It can be very convenient for a designer to use 3D Modeling Software (like Inventor, Solidworks, etc.) to quickly layout a circuit. There are many benefits to using 3D Modeling software for simple layouts except for...
It is very common that a PCB design is sent out for manufacturing and assembly without any X,Y Centroid data for the components. Sometimes these designs come from a 3rd party, and there is no way to ask...
Many PCB Layout tools still output their Gerber drill layers built upon multiple Dcode vectors managed to get the round holes placed on the layer. While using Dcode vectors is fine for the Gerber files, it's useless for getting...
Perfect for visual presentations, building enclosures, and collaboration with colleagues. This blog post describes how to easily make a 3D STEP (AP214 or AP242) model of your PCB design in less than one minute. There are...
So you've finished designing your PCB and everything looks great. Your design passed all DRC/DFM Checks with flying colors, and the bare boards were easily fabricated. However, if those bare boards can't be assembled (i.e. successfully adding all...
Over time most PCB designs need to change – a mistake is found, or a part becomes obsolete, etc. Typically once the changes are complete, a new set of manufacturing files (Gerbers, NC Drill files,...